test: s/assert.notEqual()/assert.notStrictEqual()/

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10541
Reviewed-By: Sam Roberts <vieuxtech@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <gibfahn@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Italo A. Casas <me@italoacasas.com>

29 files changed, 67 insertions, 67 deletions

diff --git a/test/addons/load-long-path/test.js b/test/addons/load-long-path/test.js
index 6e540fea55..ea0783331b 100644
--- a/test/addons/load-long-path/test.js
+++ b/test/addons/load-long-path/test.js
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ fs.writeFileSync(addonDestinationPath, contents);
 
 // Attempt to load at long path destination
 const addon = require(addonDestinationPath);
-assert.notEqual(addon, null);
+assert.notStrictEqual(addon, null);
 assert.strictEqual(addon.hello(), 'world');
diff --git a/test/disabled/test-setuidgid.js b/test/disabled/test-setuidgid.js
index 6b3b578f37..3603e9bb42 100644
--- a/test/disabled/test-setuidgid.js
+++ b/test/disabled/test-setuidgid.js
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 var oldgid = process.getgid();
 process.setgid('nobody');
 var newgid = process.getgid();
-assert.notEqual(newgid, oldgid, 'gids expected to be different');
+assert.notStrictEqual(newgid, oldgid, 'gids expected to be different');
 
 var olduid = process.getuid();
 process.setuid('nobody');
 var newuid = process.getuid();
-assert.notEqual(newuid, olduid, 'uids expected to be different');
+assert.notStrictEqual(newuid, olduid, 'uids expected to be different');
 
 try {
   process.setuid('nobody1234');
diff --git a/test/doctool/test-doctool-html.js b/test/doctool/test-doctool-html.js
index bd21e21d95..0179aaf24e 100644
--- a/test/doctool/test-doctool-html.js
+++ b/test/doctool/test-doctool-html.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ testData.forEach(function(item) {
           const actual = output.replace(/\s/g, '');
           // Assert that the input stripped of all whitespace contains the
           // expected list
-          assert.notEqual(actual.indexOf(expected), -1);
+          assert.notStrictEqual(actual.indexOf(expected), -1);
         }));
     }));
   }));
diff --git a/test/fixtures/not-main-module.js b/test/fixtures/not-main-module.js
index de024cd92e..4897a294ea 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/not-main-module.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/not-main-module.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 const assert = require('assert');
-assert.notEqual(module, require.main, 'require.main should not == module');
-assert.notEqual(module, process.mainModule,
-                'process.mainModule should not === module');
+assert.notStrictEqual(module, require.main, 'require.main should not == module');
+assert.notStrictEqual(module, process.mainModule,
+                      'process.mainModule should not === module');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawn-shell.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawn-shell.js
index 591fb409cb..01411144bd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawn-shell.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawn-shell.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const cp = require('child_process');
 // Verify that a shell is, in fact, executed
 const doesNotExist = cp.spawn('does-not-exist', {shell: true});
 
-assert.notEqual(doesNotExist.spawnfile, 'does-not-exist');
+assert.notStrictEqual(doesNotExist.spawnfile, 'does-not-exist');
 doesNotExist.on('error', common.fail);
 doesNotExist.on('exit', common.mustCall((code, signal) => {
   assert.strictEqual(signal, null);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawnsync-shell.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawnsync-shell.js
index 620a01c453..7048308924 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawnsync-shell.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawnsync-shell.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const cp = require('child_process');
 // Verify that a shell is, in fact, executed
 const doesNotExist = cp.spawnSync('does-not-exist', {shell: true});
 
-assert.notEqual(doesNotExist.file, 'does-not-exist');
+assert.notStrictEqual(doesNotExist.file, 'does-not-exist');
 assert.strictEqual(doesNotExist.error, undefined);
 assert.strictEqual(doesNotExist.signal, null);
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-console.js b/test/parallel/test-console.js
index ee7170bd91..0eb7924cb6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-console.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-console.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ assert.strictEqual("{ foo: 'bar', inspect: [Function: inspect] }\n",
                    strings.shift());
 assert.strictEqual("{ foo: 'bar', inspect: [Function: inspect] }\n",
                    strings.shift());
-assert.notEqual(-1, strings.shift().indexOf('foo: [Object]'));
+assert.ok(strings.shift().includes('foo: [Object]'));
 assert.strictEqual(-1, strings.shift().indexOf('baz'));
 assert.ok(/^label: \d+\.\d{3}ms$/.test(strings.shift().trim()));
 assert.ok(/^__proto__: \d+\.\d{3}ms$/.test(strings.shift().trim()));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-crypto-fips.js b/test/parallel/test-crypto-fips.js
index 51ff8ef759..f27c596247 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-crypto-fips.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-crypto-fips.js
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ function testHelper(stream, args, expectedOutput, cmd, env) {
 
   function responseHandler(buffer, expectedOutput) {
     const response = buffer.toString();
-    assert.notEqual(0, response.length);
+    assert.notStrictEqual(response.length, 0);
     if (FIPS_ENABLED !== expectedOutput && FIPS_DISABLED !== expectedOutput) {
       // In the case of expected errors just look for a substring.
-      assert.notEqual(-1, response.indexOf(expectedOutput));
+      assert.ok(response.includes(expectedOutput));
     } else {
       // Normal path where we expect either FIPS enabled or disabled.
       assert.strictEqual(expectedOutput, Number(response));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-crypto-hash.js b/test/parallel/test-crypto-hash.js
index effbec11e1..ba1143cefb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-crypto-hash.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-crypto-hash.js
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ assert.deepStrictEqual(
 // stream interface should produce the same result.
 assert.deepStrictEqual(a5, a3, 'stream interface is consistent');
 assert.deepStrictEqual(a6, a3, 'stream interface is consistent');
-assert.notEqual(a7, undefined, 'no data should return data');
-assert.notEqual(a8, undefined, 'empty string should generate data');
+assert.notStrictEqual(a7, undefined, 'no data should return data');
+assert.notStrictEqual(a8, undefined, 'empty string should generate data');
 
 // Test multiple updates to same hash
 var h1 = crypto.createHash('sha1').update('Test123').digest('hex');
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(
     '4b21bbd1a68e690a730ddcb5a8bc94ead9879ffe82580767ad7ec6fa8ba2dea6' +
         '43a821af66afa9a45b6a78c712fecf0e56dc7f43aef4bcfc8eb5b4d8dca6ea5b');
 
-assert.notEqual(
+assert.notStrictEqual(
     hutf8,
     crypto.createHash('sha512').update('УТФ-8 text', 'latin1').digest('hex'));
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-throw-error-then-throw-from-uncaught-exception-handler.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-throw-error-then-throw-from-uncaught-exception-handler.js
index fc6a93ccdc..cf7ca1d014 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain-throw-error-then-throw-from-uncaught-exception-handler.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-throw-error-then-throw-from-uncaught-exception-handler.js
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ function runTestWithoutAbortOnUncaughtException() {
         assert(!stderr.includes(domainErrMsg), 'stderr output must not ' +
           'include domain\'s error\'s message');
 
-        assert.notEqual(err.code, 0,
-                        'child process should have exited with a non-zero ' +
-                        'exit code, but did not');
+        assert.notStrictEqual(err.code, 0,
+                              'child process should have exited with a ' +
+                              'non-zero exit code, but did not');
       });
 }
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ function runTestWithAbortOnUncaughtException() {
   child_process.exec(createTestCmdLine({
     withAbortOnUncaughtException: true
   }), function onTestDone(err, stdout, stderr) {
-    assert.notEqual(err.code, RAN_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_EXIT_CODE,
-                    'child process should not have run its uncaughtException ' +
-                    'event handler');
+    assert.notStrictEqual(err.code, RAN_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_EXIT_CODE,
+                          'child process should not have run its ' +
+                          'uncaughtException event handler');
     assert(common.nodeProcessAborted(err.code, err.signal),
            'process should have aborted, but did not');
   });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-remove-all-listeners.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-remove-all-listeners.js
index e32a0e3f94..076c1ea1d7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-remove-all-listeners.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-remove-all-listeners.js
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ function listener() {}
   assert.deepStrictEqual(bazListeners, [listener, listener]);
   // After calling removeAllListeners(),
   // new listeners arrays is different from the old.
-  assert.notEqual(ee.listeners('bar'), barListeners);
-  assert.notEqual(ee.listeners('baz'), bazListeners);
+  assert.notStrictEqual(ee.listeners('bar'), barListeners);
+  assert.notStrictEqual(ee.listeners('baz'), bazListeners);
 }
 
 {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js
index e3346556cf..a74ad9dcce 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fs.access(__filename, fs.R_OK, common.mustCall((err) => {
 }));
 
 fs.access(doesNotExist, common.mustCall((err) => {
-  assert.notEqual(err, null, 'error should exist');
+  assert.notStrictEqual(err, null, 'error should exist');
   assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'ENOENT');
   assert.strictEqual(err.path, doesNotExist);
 }));
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ fs.access(readOnlyFile, fs.W_OK, common.mustCall((err) => {
   if (hasWriteAccessForReadonlyFile) {
     assert.ifError(err);
   } else {
-    assert.notEqual(err, null, 'error should exist');
+    assert.notStrictEqual(err, null, 'error should exist');
     assert.strictEqual(err.path, readOnlyFile);
   }
 }));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-https-agent-disable-session-reuse.js b/test/parallel/test-https-agent-disable-session-reuse.js
index dc9878d4a1..2f59118e36 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-https-agent-disable-session-reuse.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-https-agent-disable-session-reuse.js
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ const server = https.createServer(options, function(req, res) {
 process.on('exit', function() {
   assert.equal(serverRequests, TOTAL_REQS);
   assert.equal(clientSessions.length, TOTAL_REQS);
-  assert.notEqual(clientSessions[0].toString('hex'),
-                  clientSessions[1].toString('hex'));
+  assert.notStrictEqual(clientSessions[0].toString('hex'),
+                        clientSessions[1].toString('hex'));
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-https-agent-session-reuse.js b/test/parallel/test-https-agent-session-reuse.js
index 73465aa5a9..3f06d1699f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-https-agent-session-reuse.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-https-agent-session-reuse.js
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ process.on('exit', function() {
   assert.strictEqual(serverRequests, 6);
   assert.strictEqual(clientSessions['first'].toString('hex'),
                      clientSessions['first-reuse'].toString('hex'));
-  assert.notEqual(clientSessions['first'].toString('hex'),
-                  clientSessions['cipher-change'].toString('hex'));
-  assert.notEqual(clientSessions['first'].toString('hex'),
-                  clientSessions['before-drop'].toString('hex'));
-  assert.notEqual(clientSessions['cipher-change'].toString('hex'),
-                  clientSessions['before-drop'].toString('hex'));
-  assert.notEqual(clientSessions['before-drop'].toString('hex'),
-                  clientSessions['after-drop'].toString('hex'));
+  assert.notStrictEqual(clientSessions['first'].toString('hex'),
+                        clientSessions['cipher-change'].toString('hex'));
+  assert.notStrictEqual(clientSessions['first'].toString('hex'),
+                        clientSessions['before-drop'].toString('hex'));
+  assert.notStrictEqual(clientSessions['cipher-change'].toString('hex'),
+                        clientSessions['before-drop'].toString('hex'));
+  assert.notStrictEqual(clientSessions['before-drop'].toString('hex'),
+                        clientSessions['after-drop'].toString('hex'));
   assert.strictEqual(clientSessions['after-drop'].toString('hex'),
                      clientSessions['after-drop-reuse'].toString('hex'));
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js b/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js
index 1958fe6524..b8454f2ae9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ try {
 try {
   require();
 } catch (e) {
-  assert.notEqual(e.toString().indexOf('missing path'), -1);
+  assert.ok(e.toString().includes('missing path'));
 }
 
 try {
   require({});
 } catch (e) {
-  assert.notEqual(e.toString().indexOf('path must be a string'), -1);
+  assert.ok(e.toString().includes('path must be a string'));
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-keepalive.js b/test/parallel/test-net-keepalive.js
index e466f0ff58..8b6998fa83 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-keepalive.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-keepalive.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var echoServer = net.createServer(function(connection) {
     echoServer.close();
   }, 1), common.platformTimeout(100));
   connection.setTimeout(0);
-  assert.notEqual(connection.setKeepAlive, undefined);
+  assert.notStrictEqual(connection.setKeepAlive, undefined);
   // send a keepalive packet after 50 ms
   connection.setKeepAlive(true, common.platformTimeout(50));
   connection.on('end', function() {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js b/test/parallel/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js
index 4c5d056d9d..974af6aaa6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
 
     worker2.on('message', function(port2) {
       assert.equal(port2, port2 | 0, 'second worker could not listen');
-      assert.notEqual(port1, port2, 'ports should not be equal');
+      assert.notStrictEqual(port1, port2, 'ports should not be equal');
       worker1.kill();
       worker2.kill();
     });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-remote-address-port.js b/test/parallel/test-net-remote-address-port.js
index 62a7ebfe57..9cdf4ff7f8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-remote-address-port.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-remote-address-port.js
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ var remoteFamilyCandidates = ['IPv4'];
 if (common.hasIPv6) remoteFamilyCandidates.push('IPv6');
 
 var server = net.createServer(common.mustCall(function(socket) {
-  assert.notEqual(-1, remoteAddrCandidates.indexOf(socket.remoteAddress));
-  assert.notEqual(-1, remoteFamilyCandidates.indexOf(socket.remoteFamily));
+  assert.ok(remoteAddrCandidates.includes(socket.remoteAddress));
+  assert.ok(remoteFamilyCandidates.includes(socket.remoteFamily));
   assert.ok(socket.remotePort);
-  assert.notEqual(socket.remotePort, this.address().port);
+  assert.notStrictEqual(socket.remotePort, this.address().port);
   socket.on('end', function() {
     if (++conns_closed === 2) server.close();
   });
   socket.on('close', function() {
-    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteAddrCandidates.indexOf(socket.remoteAddress));
-    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteFamilyCandidates.indexOf(socket.remoteFamily));
+    assert.ok(remoteAddrCandidates.includes(socket.remoteAddress));
+    assert.ok(remoteFamilyCandidates.includes(socket.remoteFamily));
   });
   socket.resume();
 }, 2));
@@ -31,23 +31,23 @@ server.listen(0, 'localhost', function() {
   var client = net.createConnection(this.address().port, 'localhost');
   var client2 = net.createConnection(this.address().port);
   client.on('connect', function() {
-    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteAddrCandidates.indexOf(client.remoteAddress));
-    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteFamilyCandidates.indexOf(client.remoteFamily));
+    assert.ok(remoteAddrCandidates.includes(client.remoteAddress));
+    assert.ok(remoteFamilyCandidates.includes(client.remoteFamily));
     assert.strictEqual(client.remotePort, server.address().port);
     client.end();
   });
   client.on('close', function() {
-    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteAddrCandidates.indexOf(client.remoteAddress));
-    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteFamilyCandidates.indexOf(client.remoteFamily));
+    assert.ok(remoteAddrCandidates.includes(client.remoteAddress));
+    assert.ok(remoteFamilyCandidates.includes(client.remoteFamily));
   });
   client2.on('connect', function() {
-    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteAddrCandidates.indexOf(client2.remoteAddress));
-    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteFamilyCandidates.indexOf(client2.remoteFamily));
+    assert.ok(remoteAddrCandidates.includes(client2.remoteAddress));
+    assert.ok(remoteFamilyCandidates.includes(client2.remoteFamily));
     assert.strictEqual(client2.remotePort, server.address().port);
     client2.end();
   });
   client2.on('close', function() {
-    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteAddrCandidates.indexOf(client2.remoteAddress));
-    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteFamilyCandidates.indexOf(client2.remoteFamily));
+    assert.ok(remoteAddrCandidates.includes(client2.remoteAddress));
+    assert.ok(remoteFamilyCandidates.includes(client2.remoteFamily));
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-cpuUsage.js b/test/parallel/test-process-cpuUsage.js
index 92dc719185..0e8443f09a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-cpuUsage.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-cpuUsage.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ assert.throws(function() {
 
 // Ensure that the return value is the expected shape.
 function validateResult(result) {
-  assert.notEqual(result, null);
+  assert.notStrictEqual(result, null);
 
   assert(Number.isFinite(result.user));
   assert(Number.isFinite(result.system));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-7511.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-7511.js
index d18a3ae02c..97e2fdb811 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-7511.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-7511.js
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ const vm = require('vm');
 assert.doesNotThrow(function() {
   var context = vm.createContext({ process: process });
   var result = vm.runInContext('process.env["PATH"]', context);
-  assert.notEqual(undefined, result);
+  assert.notStrictEqual(undefined, result);
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-node-9326.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-node-9326.js
index 920a24e3a1..3dbbe2958b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-node-9326.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-node-9326.js
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ var cp = child_process.spawn(process.execPath, [
 ]);
 
 cp.on('exit', function(code) {
-  assert.notEqual(code, 0);
+  assert.notStrictEqual(code, 0);
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-extensions-same-filename-as-dir-trailing-slash.js b/test/parallel/test-require-extensions-same-filename-as-dir-trailing-slash.js
index 0a80a86038..aa749591eb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-extensions-same-filename-as-dir-trailing-slash.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-extensions-same-filename-as-dir-trailing-slash.js
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const content = require(common.fixturesDir +
   '/json-with-directory-name-module/module-stub/one-trailing-slash/two/three.js');
 
-assert.notEqual(content.rocko, 'artischocko');
+assert.notStrictEqual(content.rocko, 'artischocko');
 assert.equal(content, 'hello from module-stub!');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin-error.js b/test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin-error.js
index 8ceb0c6558..0d280115a4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin-error.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ server.listen(0, function() {
     assert(gotServerEnd);
     assert(gotServerError);
     assert.equal(gotServerError.code, 'EPIPE');
-    assert.notEqual(gotServerError.message, 'write after end');
+    assert.notStrictEqual(gotServerError.message, 'write after end');
     console.log('ok');
   });
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-remove-other-unref-timers-only-one-fires.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-remove-other-unref-timers-only-one-fires.js
index 971c485a4c..03c6cf7fd3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-remove-other-unref-timers-only-one-fires.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-remove-other-unref-timers-only-one-fires.js
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ timers.enroll(foo, 1);
 timers._unrefActive(foo);
 
 setTimeout(function() {
-  assert.notEqual(nbTimersFired, 2);
+  assert.notStrictEqual(nbTimersFired, 2);
 }, 20);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-handshake-error.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-handshake-error.js
index 4d6a64a150..7623f816f3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-handshake-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-handshake-error.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var server = tls.createServer({
   });
 
   c.on('error', common.mustCall(function(err) {
-    assert.notEqual(err.code, 'ECONNRESET');
+    assert.notStrictEqual(err.code, 'ECONNRESET');
   }));
 
   c.on('close', common.mustCall(function(err) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-set-ciphers.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-set-ciphers.js
index e61f8448be..ef08c56460 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-set-ciphers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-set-ciphers.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const reply = 'I AM THE WALRUS'; // something recognizable
 let response = '';
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.notEqual(response.indexOf(reply), -1);
+  assert.ok(response.includes(reply));
 });
 
 const server = tls.createServer(options, common.mustCall(function(conn) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-searchparams-constructor.js b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-searchparams-constructor.js
index 9834902158..34ccb4c37d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-searchparams-constructor.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-searchparams-constructor.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ assert.throws(() => {
   });
 }, TypeError);
 params = new URLSearchParams('');
-assert.notEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
+assert.notStrictEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-proto
 assert.strictEqual(params.__proto__, URLSearchParams.prototype,
                    'expected URLSearchParams.prototype as prototype.');
@@ -40,19 +40,19 @@ assert.strictEqual(params + '', '%5Bobject%20Object%5D=');
 
 // URLSearchParams constructor, string.
 params = new URLSearchParams('a=b');
-assert.notEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
+assert.notStrictEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
 assert.strictEqual(true, params.has('a'),
                    'Search params object has name "a"');
 assert.strictEqual(false, params.has('b'),
                    'Search params object has not got name "b"');
 params = new URLSearchParams('a=b&c');
-assert.notEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
+assert.notStrictEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
 assert.strictEqual(true, params.has('a'),
                    'Search params object has name "a"');
 assert.strictEqual(true, params.has('c'),
                    'Search params object has name "c"');
 params = new URLSearchParams('&a&&& &&&&&a+b=& c&m%c3%b8%c3%b8');
-assert.notEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
+assert.notStrictEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
 assert.strictEqual(true, params.has('a'), 'Search params object has name "a"');
 assert.strictEqual(true, params.has('a b'),
                    'Search params object has name "a b"');
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(true, params.has('møø'),
 // URLSearchParams constructor, object.
 const seed = new URLSearchParams('a=b&c=d');
 params = new URLSearchParams(seed);
-assert.notEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
+assert.notStrictEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
 assert.strictEqual(params.get('a'), 'b');
 assert.strictEqual(params.get('c'), 'd');
 assert.strictEqual(false, params.has('d'));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-searchparams-get.js b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-searchparams-get.js
index 667738f817..cfc6c345a6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-searchparams-get.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-searchparams-get.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(params.get('a'), '');
 
 // More get() basics
 params = new URLSearchParams('first=second&third&&');
-assert.notEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
+assert.notStrictEqual(params, null, 'constructor returned non-null value.');
 assert.strictEqual(true, params.has('first'),
                    'Search params object has name "first"');
 assert.strictEqual(params.get('first'), 'second',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-zlib-sync-no-event.js b/test/parallel/test-zlib-sync-no-event.js
index 46ea97fbf4..d6eb1f3c9d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-zlib-sync-no-event.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-zlib-sync-no-event.js
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ const unzipper = new zlib.Gunzip();
 unzipper.on('close', shouldNotBeCalled);
 
 const unzipped = unzipper._processChunk(zipped, zlib.constants.Z_FINISH);
-assert.notEqual(zipped.toString(), message);
+assert.notStrictEqual(zipped.toString(), message);
 assert.strictEqual(unzipped.toString(), message);